Subaru Trailseeker vs Tesla Model S
The Trailseeker costs less to run, by the official figures: about £10 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £519 (better)
- £529
- New Zealand
- $800 (better)
- $816
- Australia
- $683 (better)
- $696
- United States
- $729 (better)
- $743
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.3 mi/kWh (better)
- 3.3 mi/kWh
- Also
- 18.6 kWh/100km (better)
- 19.0 kWh/100km
- Range
- 281 miles
- 368 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 793 L
- Length
- –
- 5,021 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,069 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- Dual motor
- Power
- –
- 500 kW
- Torque
- –
- 440 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- Single-speed
- Drive
- –
- AWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Trailseeker or Model S?
Which is cheaper to run, the Subaru Trailseeker or the Tesla Model S?
The Subaru Trailseeker: about £10 a year less in the UK than the Tesla Model S at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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